A new documentary on Louis C.K. asks whether or not “you can still love someone who did all these bad things”.
Controversy often swirls around stand-up comedians when their perceived transgressions on or off-stage are seen to require an apology or even some sort of punishment., for example, Andrew Dice Clay’s routines during the 1980s era of “shock comedy” led to accusations of racism and misogyny. And the footage of him on stage spouting vitriol about immigrants and women suggests, as one commentator puts it, “a monster that’s out of control”.him.
Consequently, he stepped away from the public eye for nine months before returning to the stage at Greenwich Village’s Comedy Cellar.At which point, into the fray steps Caroline Suh and Cara Mones’ excellent, thoughtful documentary,as a follow-up to its 2017 articles, it takes an admirably dispassionate view of the developing history of the case. The approach is measured and reportorial, which is not to say that it doesn’t have a point of view.
Footage of an on-stage routine has Louis asking: “How do women still go out with men when, globally and historically, we’re the number one threat to women?” Critique or a confession? During one of his return shows, clearly emboldened by the support he’s received from others in the business, like Chappelle, and to a cheering audience reminiscent of the one hooting for “the Dice Man”, Louis even downplays his apology. Shrugging his shoulders in mock bewilderment, he says: “I like jerking off. I don’t like being alone. What can I tell you?”
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